Skip Links
U.S. Department of State
U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Keep...  |  Daily Press Briefing | What's NewU.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
SEARCHU.S. Department of State
Subject IndexBookmark and Share
U.S. Department of State
HomeHot Topics, press releases, publications, info for journalists, and morepassports, visas, hotline, business support, trade, and morecountry names, regions, embassies, and morestudy abroad, Fulbright, students, teachers, history, and moreforeign service, civil servants, interns, exammission, contact us, the Secretary, org chart, biographies, and more
Video
 You are in: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs: Press Relations Office > Press Releases (Other) > 2001 > December 
Taken Questions
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 18, 2001
Question Taken at december 18, 2001 Daily Press Briefing

Operations at the U.S. Embassy in Burma

Question: Is the U.S. Embassy in Burma closing? Has it stopped issuing visas?

Answer: The U.S. Embassy in Burma is not closing and is open to the public. The consular section of the Embassy continues to issue visas. Burmese citizens may still apply for non-immigrant visas through the Embassy.

However, as with some other posts after the September 11 attacks, the U.S. Embassy in Burma moved visa processing from the Chancery for security reasons.


Released on December 18, 2001

  Back to top

U.S. Department of State
USA.govU.S. Department of StateUpdates  |  Frequent Questions  |  Contact Us  |  Email this Page  |  Subject Index  |  Search
The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
About state.gov  |  Privacy Notice  |  FOIA  |  Copyright Information  |  Other U.S. Government Information

Published by the U.S. Department of State Website at http://www.state.gov maintained by the Bureau of Public Affairs.